Storing strings in variables

The following variable assignments are from a store locator program.

Identify which variables store numbers and which store strings:

Variable assignment	Data type?
`streetNo ← 728`
`aptUnit ← "11"`
`phone ← "341-7812"`
`areaCode ← 315`

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This code is written in pseudocode. You can't actually run pseudocode, but we use it for planning programs and for thinking about code independently of specific programming language.

AP CSP exam questions use pseudocode, so it's helpful to become familiar with it.

Here is a reference for the pseudocode used here:

Instruction	Explanation
`a ← expression`	Evaluates `expression` and assigns the result to the variable `a`.

AP®︎/College Computer Science Principles

Course: AP®︎/College Computer Science Principles > Unit 3

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